POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Common Core State Standards Initiative, Unix System Iii, Revamp
24 Jun 2016
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Results of crackdown? (a. iv. 1. a) (a. iv. 1. b) (a. iv. 1. c) (a. iv. 1. d: overcrowded prison = bad, states were forced to put more people than able, releasing people early from sentences, building more prison = tax payers money a. v) frequently criticized. Typical problems include: (a. v. 1. a) (a. v. 1. b) (a. v. 1. c)treatment of juveniles. Inadequate mental/physical health care: racial disparities in punishment a. i) not everyone has an equal chance of being sent to prison minorities are more likely to go to prison. a. ii) causes a political problem (a. ii. 1) Some minorities are charged harsher than others a. i) before 1972 about half the states had a. ii) 1972 supreme court ruled death penalty could not be used as it violated the 8 th amendment. Since 1977 texas has executed more people than any other state (a. iii. 1. a) (a. iii. 1. b) Us different from other countries state legislature and state departments of education are main actors (a. ii. 1. a) (a. ii. 1. b) (a. ii. 1. c)substantial influence over policy also concentrate at local (district) level.
